The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 17th, 2001
Ellen Goodman
O, say can you sing?
By ELLEN GOODMAN
The Boston Globe
Wednesday, October 17, 2001
Have you noticed anything missing from the chorus of patriotism that has risen from the ashes of Sept. 11? A star, perhaps? A spangle? A banner?
In all the spontaneous singing that has turned a citizenry into a civic choir, the one song ordinary folks aren't singing much is the national anthem. That's because they can't sing it.
This is not a musical news bulletin. Before "The Star-Spangled Banner" was officially adopted by Congress in 1931, someone complained to The New York Times that the ...
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